"If there was no black man there would be no Rock'n'Roll. The beat, the rhythms of Africa are what created Rock'n'Roll and Jazz."

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"That's the exact concept behind the music: to take that kind of, I guess whatever you want to call it, jazz sensibility - but not have it be about solos."

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Merle Haggard, American Musician

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"Tone on jazz guitars is a real tough issue."

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"I think Wes Montgomery is the greatest jazz guitarist that ever lived."

"I don't worry too much about the fundamentalist principles that are in almost any discussion about jazz."

"I am not a jazz singer. I wouldn't place myself on that footing. I wouldn't even enter that arena."

"I think jazz is a wonderful learning tool."

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"Jazz was more of a tool for me to use to enhance my musicality."

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"That's the exact concept behind the music: to take that kind of, I guess whatever you want to call it, jazz sensibility - but not have it be about solos."

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"The Doors movie is a pack of lies. It did not make money. You want to make money in America? Tell the truth."

"Jim wanted to be known as a poet, first and foremost."